419 scam: "From Miss Juliet Conte" <juliet23conte@gmail.com> From Miss Juliet Conte

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "From Miss Juliet Conte" <juliet23conte@gmail.com>
Reply-To: juliet20conte@cantv.net
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:39:21 -0500
Subject: From Miss Juliet Conte

Greeting

My name is Miss Juliet Conte , I am 17 years old and The daughter of
formerlate Guinea President Lansana Conte,who died on Tuesday, 23th Dec
2008, after a long illness, aged 74 years old. As a matter of fact, I am
the only one in the family who knows about the money he deposited in a
Security Company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, He deposited the sum of
($10.5 Million United States dollars)

My late father handed over the documents of this deposit to me before his
untimely death, Now as he is dead, I wish to seek for your partnership to
assist me to move this money to your country fore investment.This is 100%
risk free and I will give you 30% of the total amount involve.

If you are interested I will send you the full confidential details of the
deposit as a good partner that I can trust to assist me. Can I trust you
in this transaction? If you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail
signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax
numbers for quick communication also your contact details. This business
is risk free hence we can perfect it within few days upon your readiness.

Check the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7797935.stm

Respectfully,

Miss Juliet Conte

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